March 23, 2008

Clarkson, Princeton Not Finished Yet

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ALBANY, N.Y. -- "Destination Denver" begins next weekend (3/28-3-29) for two ECAC Hockey teams that have been featured in national polls throughout the season.  2008 Bank of America ECAC Hockey Champion Princeton and regular-season champion Clarkson will play for the right to earn a trip to the Frozen Four in Denver as part of the nation's top 16 teams.

The No. 9-ranked Clarkson (15-4-3, 21-12-4) will take on No. 7-ranked St. Cloud State (12-12-4, 19-15-5) at the Times Union Center Friday, March 28.  The Golden Knights and the Lakers met in mid-November in Potsdam and split a two-game series.  The Lakers took the first game by a count of 4-1 and the Golden Knights bounced back th following evening with a 3-2 win over the WCHA foe. 

St. Cloud State nabbed the No. 2 seed, while Clarkson was tabbed with the No. 3 seed in the East Regional.  The game will be played at 4 p.m. and televised on ESPNU.

No. 15-ranked Princeton Tigers (14-8-0, 21-13-0) will travel to Madison, WI for the Midwest Regional to take on No. 4-ranked North Dakota (18-7-3, 26-10-4) Saturday, March 29 at 2 p.m.  The Tigers were tabbed with the No. 4 seed, while the Fighting Sioux were marked with the No. 1 seed.  The match-up will be televised on ESPNU on Sunday at 12:30 p.m.

About ECAC Hockey
ECAC Hockey boasts elite student-athletes and teams from 12 of the nation's most prestigious institutions - Brown University, Clarkson University, Colgate University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, Princeton University, Quinnipiac University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, St. Lawrence University, Union College, and Yale University.